Fun facts! Galileo's real name was Galileo Divincezo Bonaivtide' Galilei. When he first saw a compound microscope he thought of some improvements that it could have. Galileo did not invent the telescope. Galileo lived 78 years.
Over view
(1564-1642) Galileo was a famous astronomer that discovered four of Jupiter's moons. Galileo also discovered that the moon had craters and was not a smooth round ball. He discovered these things by looking at the stars through a telescope. Galileo believed the Copernicus theory which was that the sun was the center of the universe.
Childhood
Galleo's father was Vincenzo Galilei.
Galileo's mother was Giulia Ammannati.
Galileo's siblings were Lylia, Maria, Lorenzo, Marsen, Diso, Giovani, and Lakel Galilei.
Galileo was the eldest child.
Galileo's favorite pastime was to make Machines.
Galileo main schooling was at the monastery of Vallombrosa.
At the monastery of Vallombrosa Galileo learned to speak Greek.
Galileo's father want Galileo to develop/make medicine.
Galileo's music and invention professors of art were considered the best in Italy.
Quotes He Said....
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself."
"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do."
"I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."
Fun facts! Galileo's real name was Galileo Divincezo Bonaivtide' Galilei. When he first saw a compound microscope he thought of some improvements that it could have. Galileo did not invent the telescope. Galileo lived 78 years.
Over view
(1564-1642) Galileo was a famous astronomer that discovered four of Jupiter's moons. Galileo also discovered that the moon had craters and was not a smooth round ball. He discovered these things by looking at the stars through a telescope. Galileo believed the Copernicus theory which was that the sun was the center of the universe.
Childhood
Galleo's father was Vincenzo Galilei.
Galileo's mother was Giulia Ammannati.
Galileo's siblings were Lylia, Maria, Lorenzo, Marsen, Diso, Giovani, and Lakel Galilei.
Galileo was the eldest child.
Galileo's favorite pastime was to make Machines.
Galileo main schooling was at the monastery of Vallombrosa.
At the monastery of Vallombrosa Galileo learned to speak Greek.
Galileo's father want Galileo to develop/make medicine.
Galileo's music and invention professors of art were considered the best in Italy.
Quotes He Said....
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself."
"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do."
"I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."